1. Installing Snukware

2. Working with Snukware

3. Configure your new Snukware System

1.1 Preparing disks EFI


Viewing the current partition table 

root@snukwareiso ~ # fdisk -l
	

Disk /dev/vda: 90 GiB, 96636764160 bytes, 188743680 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop0: 4.79 GiB, 5144133632 bytes, 10047136 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Create a new GPT disklabel 

root@snukwareiso ~ # fdisk /dev/vda	
	

Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.41.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.

Device does not contain a recognized partition table.
Created a new DOS (MBR) disklabel with disk identifier 0x6084f945.

Command (m for help): g
Created a new GPT disklabel (GUID: 4EABBCAA-40E0-4E82-A280-9D79E311286E).
Create EFI partition ( /boot/efi ) 

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (1-128, default 1): 1
First sector (2048-188743646, default 2048):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-188743646, default 188741631): +500M

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 500 MiB.

Command (m for help): t
Selected partition 1
Partition type or alias (type L to list all): 1
Changed type of partition 'Linux filesystem' to 'EFI System'.
Creating boot partition ( /boot ) 

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (2-128, default 2): 2
First sector (1026048-188743646, default 1026048):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (1026048-188743646, default 188741631): +1G

Created a new partition 2 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 1 GiB.
Creating swap partition 

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (3-128, default 3): 3
First sector (3123200-188743646, default 3123200):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (3123200-188743646, default 188741631): +4G

Created a new partition 3 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 4 GiB.

Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1-3, default 3): 3
Partition type or alias (type L to list all): 19

Changed type of partition 'Linux filesystem' to 'Linux swap'.
Creating root partition ( / ) 

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (4-128, default 4): 4
First sector (11511808-188743646, default 11511808):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (11511808-188743646, default 188741631):

Created a new partition 4 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 84.5 GiB.
Display new created partition configuration 

Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/vda: 90 GiB, 96636764160 bytes, 188743680 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 4EABBCAA-40E0-4E82-A280-9D79E311286E

Device        Start       End   Sectors  Size Type
/dev/vda1      2048   1026047   1024000  500M EFI System
/dev/vda2   1026048   3123199   2097152    1G Linux filesystem
/dev/vda3   3123200  11511807   8388608    4G Linux swap
/dev/vda4  11511808 188741631 177229824 84.5G Linux filesystem
Save new created partion table

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
Creating file systems


Format EFI partition ( /boot/efi ) with fat32 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mkfs.fat -F32 /dev/vda1
mkfs.fat 4.2 (2021-01-31)

Format boot partition ( /boot ) with ext4 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda2
mke2fs 1.47.3 (8-Jul-2025)
Discarding device blocks: done
Creating filesystem with 262144 4k blocks and 65536 inodes
Filesystem UUID: cef8550f-d1f1-4428-8553-5b74f5bd9ba3
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
	32768, 98304, 163840, 229376

Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (8192 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

Activating the swap partition 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mkswap /dev/vda3
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 4 GiB (4294963200 bytes)
no label, UUID=586cc525-ce7e-4d26-b541-a0f1d6adfcac

root@snukwareiso ~ # swapon /dev/vda3

Format root partion ( / ) with ext4 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda4
mke2fs 1.47.3 (8-Jul-2025)
Discarding device blocks: done
Creating filesystem with 22153728 4k blocks and 5545984 inodes
Filesystem UUID: 4c41a070-bf68-4c17-a186-83af87561a8e
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
	32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208,
	4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000

Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (131072 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

Mounting efi, boot, and root partition 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mount /dev/vda4 /mnt
root@snukwareiso ~ # mkdir /mnt/boot
root@snukwareiso ~ # mount /dev/vda2 /mnt/boot
root@snukwareiso ~ # mkdir /mnt/boot/efi
root@snukwareiso ~ # mount /dev/vda1 /mnt/boot/efi

List relevant blockdevices 

NAME   MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
oop0    7:0    0  4.8G  1 loop /run/archiso/airootfs
sr0     11:0    1  5.3G  0 rom  /run/archiso/bootmnt
vda    254:0    0   90G  0 disk
├─vda1 254:1    0  500M  0 part /mnt/boot/efi
├─vda2 254:2    0    1G  0 part /mnt/boot
├─vda3 254:3    0    4G  0 part [SWAP]
└─vda4 254:4    0 84.5G  0 part /mnt

1.2 Preparing disks MBR


Viewing the current partition table 

root@snukiso ~ # fdisk -l
	

Disk /dev/vda: 90 GiB, 96636764160 bytes, 188743680 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Disk /dev/loop0: 4.79 GiB, 5144133632 bytes, 10047136 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Create a new DOS (MBR) disklabel 

root@snukwareiso ~ # fdisk /dev/vda	
	

Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.41.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.

Device does not contain a recognized partition table.
Created a new DOS (MBR) disklabel with disk identifier 0x5c72ea9c.
Creating boot partition ( /boot ) 

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
   p   primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
   e   extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1): 1
First sector (2048-188743679, default 2048):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-188743679, default 188743679): +1G

Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 1 GiB.
Creating swap partition 

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
   p   primary (1 primary, 0 extended, 3 free)
   e   extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (2-4, default 2): 2
First sector (2099200-188743679, default 2099200):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (2099200-188743679, default 188743679): +4G

Created a new partition 2 of type 'Linux' and of size 4 GiB.

Command (m for help): t
Partition number (1,2, default 2): 2
Hex code or alias (type L to list all): 82

Changed type of partition 'Linux' to 'Linux swap / Solaris'.
Creating root partition ( / ) 

Command (m for help): n
Partition type
   p   primary (2 primary, 0 extended, 2 free)
   e   extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (3,4, default 3): 3
First sector (10487808-188743679, default 10487808):
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (10487808-188743679, default 188743679):

Created a new partition 3 of type 'Linux' and of size 85 GiB.
Mark partion 1 as bootable partition ( /boot ) 

Command (m for help): a
Partition number (1-3, default 3): 1

The bootable flag on partition 1 is enabled now.
Display new created partition configuration 

Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/vda: 90 GiB, 96636764160 bytes, 188743680 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x5c72ea9c

Device     Boot    Start       End   Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/vda1  *        2048   2099199   2097152   1G 83 Linux
/dev/vda2        2099200  10487807   8388608   4G 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/vda3       10487808 188743679 178255872  85G 83 Linux
Save new created partion table

Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
Creating file systems


Format boot partion ( /boot ) with ext4 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda1
mke2fs 1.47.3 (8-Jul-2025)
Discarding device blocks: done
Creating filesystem with 262144 4k blocks and 65536 inodes
Filesystem UUID: 37bbf4d8-1b15-407f-b905-f3913568943b
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
	32768, 98304, 163840, 229376

Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (8192 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

Activating the swap partition 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mkswap /dev/vda2
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 4 GiB (4294963200 bytes)
no label, UUID=7e414a2c-6c4a-4e6e-8545-beafad64e1e6
root@snukwareiso ~ # swapon /dev/vda2

Format root partion ( / ) with ext4 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mkfs.ext4 /dev/vda3
mke2fs 1.47.3 (8-Jul-2025)
Discarding device blocks: done
Creating filesystem with 22281984 4k blocks and 5570560 inodes
Filesystem UUID: d36d7a06-9271-4fdd-8340-70fbfea7906f
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
	32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208,
	4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000

Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (131072 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

Mounting root and boot partition 

root@snukwareiso ~ # mount /dev/vda3 /mnt
root@snukwareiso ~ # mkdir /mnt/boot
root@snukwareiso ~ # mount /dev/vda1 /mnt/boot

List relevant blockdevices 

NAME   MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
loop0    7:0    0  4.8G  1 loop /run/archiso/airootfs
sr0     11:0    1  5.3G  0 rom  /run/archiso/bootmnt
vda    254:0    0   90G  0 disk
├─vda1 254:1    0    1G  0 part /mnt/boot
├─vda2 254:2    0    4G  0 part [SWAP]
└─vda3 254:3    0   85G  0 part /mnt

1.3 Installing Snukware files 

root@snukwareiso ~ # snukstrap /mnt

Finally, umount /mnt and reboot your fresh installed Snukware Linux 

root@snukwareiso ~ # umount -R /mnt	
root@snukwareiso ~ # reboot